[Report] Creatives Constellation Trustee - William X

Creatives Creatives DAO
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Yes i agree Mr. William have emotional inteligency and calm

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Thank you @Wiswiz and @frado, I appreciate your compliments, those are encouragement for me to stand still and definitely the healing therapy for any trauma we may face in Web3.

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We need to Keep our meditation.

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Creatives DAO Council Report - William X [April 2023]

Dear community!

April marked significant progress for the Creatives DAO, with important updates related to its operation. During this month, the DAO finalized its Charter and registered the Legal Instrument under Guernsey Law through a collaborative effort involving the council team, The Walkers legal firm, and the NEAR Foundation legal department.

The councils of the Creatives DAO demonstrated full commitment in 3 key areas: managing the internal community and its operation, addressing legal matters, and preparing the DAO for the Community Treasury as part of the NDC. These tasks were successfully completed, showcasing the DAO’s dedication and competence.

Work covered:

  • Funding review: In April, we received 21 proposals, 9 proposals were approved for funding. A dedicated report for funding can be found here: [Report] CREATIVES DAO APRIL FUNDING REPORT

    • Prepared transparent sheet workspace
    • Reviewed proposals with extra research on Astro & DAO’s associated materials

  • Office Hours: We opened office hours to meet DAOs & founders to provide extra support. In April, 14 calls were booked and conducted. Meet us on our office hour via Calendly - Creatives DAO

  • Weekly community call: Organized 4 weekly community calls, which provided opportunities for members to connect, discuss DAO activities, and ask questions.

  • Weekly Sync with NF Sr Community Moderator: Participated in all weekly syncs with the NF contact person to discuss progress, provide updates, and address any issues. Besides weekly sync, 2 extraordinary meetings were conduct in April regarding legal processes.

  • Weekly Sync with GWG & NDC Legal: In order to facilitate seamless collaboration between CDAO and the NDC, we consistently seek advice from the Governance Working Group and the legal team of the NDC. These discussions cover various aspects such as process improvements, community updates, and joint planning for the NDC Grassroots sprint initiatives.

  • Creatives DAO Trustees x Enforcer: In April, 4 meetings took place involving the CDAO enforcer. These meetings focused on several key topics, including introduction, DAO’s operation, Trust Instrument review, duty review, sign on the trust deed, sync with the NF legal team & sync with The Walkers.

  • Internal Meetings: We held 4-6 internal meetings weekly to discuss on three different streams of work: CDAO internal community & proposals/Legal/NDC (Lost count due to the large number of meetings (formal and informal))

Major updates in a nutshell:

Hours of contribution: 150+

What’s next?

  • Monthly funding round is running as usual
  • New guidelines for DAOs regarding: KYC process & how to receive funding after the transition to Community Treasury
  • Weekly Community Calls to be conducted as usual
  • Office hours are constantly opened
  • New partnership & initiatives

That’s it! April was such a big month for Creatives DAO. Thank you all for your great support and big hug to all @creativesdao-council for your dedication & hard work.

Stay NEAR, stay Creatives!
William X

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Creatives Constellation Council Report - William X [May 2023]

Creatives Constellation completed its transition to the NDC in May, including important operational updates.

May contribution:

  • Funding review: In May, we received 11 proposals, 6 proposals were approved for funding. A dedicated report for funding can be found here: [Report] CREATIVES DAO MAY FUNDING REPORT

    • Prepared transparent sheet workspace
    • Reviewed proposals with extra research on Astro & DAO’s associated materials

  • Office Hours: 18 calls were booked and conducted. Meet us on our office hour via Calendly - Creatives DAO

  • Weekly community call: Organized 4 weekly community calls, which provided opportunities for members to connect, discuss DAO activities, and ask questions.

  • Weekly Sync with NF Sr Community Moderator: Participated in all weekly syncs with the NF contact person to discuss progress, provide updates, and address any issues.

  • Internal Meetings: Participated 4-6 internal meetings weekly

  • Created member journey for [Guide] Creatives Constellation Funding Guidelines. DAO members can now request funding directly from Creatives Constellation treasury by following the guidelines

  • Created AirTable working space for internal funding process

  • Worked with Enforcer on Creatives Constellation Community Reward Agreement

What’s next?

As Creatives Constellation moving forwards, we care about the growth beyond, where external opportunities are crucial for our in-house community. In the effort to gain more partnership and streamline the scope of work, we’ll be dividing our responsibilities from June:

  • June funding round is now open from 1 to 7 June, we are looking forward to finalizing the best practice of distributing funds from our treasury for May proposals, in the meantime, new projects are welcome to submit their proposal for June funding round.

That’s it! I am delighted to work with a great team of @creativesdao-council. I am personally thrilled about the promising future of Creatives and look forward to the positive developments and achievements ahead.

Stay NEAR, stay Creatives!
William X

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Creatives Constellation Council Report - William X [June 2023]

Creatives Constellation kicked off several important initiatives in June, including the release of Creatives Constellation Strategic Partnership Program, SMM open call & ETH Milan sponsorship + working group with community.

June contribution:

What’s next?

  • SMM agency will be locked in early July
  • July funding round is now open from 1 to 7 July, we are looking forward to distributing all June approved projects next week, in the meantime, new proposals are welcome for July funding round.
  • Join us in the brainstorming process for ETH Milan activities via: Telegram: Join Group Chat

Finally, thanks to the @creativesdao-council for being a dream team. I look forward to community’s amazing ideas & projects in our NEAR future!

Stay NEAR, stay Creatives!
William X

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Creatives Constellation Council Report - William X [July 2023]

July was a month full of movements of the Creatives Constellation, with clear presence of the community. 3 big areas to be covered in a nutshell:

  • Funding scheme
  • ETH Milan preparation & travel sponsorship
  • Partnership & Collaboration at constellation level

I would like to especially thanks the DAO leaders for their interest and participation in Creatives programs, especially spreading the spirit of NEAR Creatives DAO at ETH Milan, I look forward to seeing you there soon.

July contribution:

  • Funding review: In July, we received 9 proposals, 3 proposals were approved for funding, accounted for $10,811.00. A dedicated report for funding can be found here: [Report] CREATIVES DAO JULY FUNDING REPORT

    • Prepared transparent sheet workspace
    • Reviewed proposals with extra research on Astro & DAO’s associated materials

  • Office Hours: Partially participated in office hours. We received 12 requests while most of the calls were covered by @Paul in July. Meet us on our office hour via Calendly - Creatives DAO

  • Weekly community call: 4 weekly community calls on Monday, which provided opportunities for members to connect, discuss DAO activities, and ask questions.

  • Weekly Sync with NF Sr Community Moderator: We decided to move this to request based meeting since Creatives Constellation went independent.

  • Internal Meetings: lost count

  • Create ETH Milan Travel Sponsorship Parameter Document

  • Finalizing Creatives DAO BOS Page:

https://near.org/williamxx.near/widget/creatives.dao.web

  • SMM Agency locked, shout out to @Cryptonaut for leading the initiative

What’s next?

  • More partnership to come
  • August funding round is now open from 1 to 7 August, we are looking forward to distributing all July approved projects this week, in the meantime, new proposals are welcome for August funding round.
  • Join us in the brainstorming process for ETH Milan activities via: Telegram: Join Group Chat

Thank you very much for being here! :blush:

Stay NEAR, stay Creatives!
William X

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Creatives Constellation Council Report - William X [August 2023]

Dear creatives, below is my report for the month of August

August contribution:

  • Funding review: In August, we received 11 proposals, 3 proposals were approved for funding after reviewing process.

    • Prepared transparent sheet workspace
    • Reviewed proposals with extra research on Astro & DAO’s associated materials

  • Office Hours: To focus on the IRL event preparation, we are temporarily closing the office hours, if you need any special support, please contact councils via Telegram or councils@creativesdao.social

  • Weekly community call: 4 weekly community calls on Monday, which provided opportunities for members to connect, discuss DAO activities, and ask questions.

  • Weekly Sync with NF Sr Community Moderator: We decided to move this to request based meeting since Creatives Constellation went independent. 1 sync was made in August

  • Internal Meetings

  • NDC Funding Request setup [NDC Funding Request] Creatives Constellation | August 2023

  • ETH Milan Contract online-signing setup

  • Finalizing DNS setting for creativesdao.social domain, redirecting to BOS page

  • Creatives DAO at NEAR APAC preparation

    • MOU
    • Booth preparing
    • Logistic & supporters setup

What’s next?

  • If you are going to HCMC - Vietnam, meet us at NEAR APAC during the main event: 9-10 September 2023 at Thiskyhall Sala - 10 Đ. Mai Chí Thọ, Thành phố, Thủ Đức, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh. Participate in our mini tasks, mint your SBT, have fun and get some swags!
  • More partnership to come
  • September funding round is now open from 1 to 9 September.
  • Join us in the brainstorming process for ETH Milan activities via: Telegram: Join Group Chat

Thank you very much for reading till here! <3

Stay NEAR, stay Creatives!
William X

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thanks for the hard work! :dart: :100: :sweat:

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Creatives Constellation Council Report - William X [September 2023]

Dear Creatives, September has passed with many meaningful events and project. CDAO raid on the BOS at NEAR APAC and yet to come the sprint phase of the coming presense at ETH Milan. Here’s my report for September.

September contribution:

  • Funding review: In September, we received 17 proposals from the community, 5 proposals were approved for funding after reviewing process, accounted for 29.4%.
    • Prepared transparent sheet workspace
    • Reviewed proposals with extra research on Astro & DAO’s associated materials

Details of the report and evaluation sheet for each proposal can be seen via: [Report] CREATIVES DAO SEPTEMBER 2023 REPORT

  • Weekly community call: 3/4 community calls on Monday, which provided opportunities for members to connect, discuss DAO activities, and ask questions.

  • Sync with NF Community Team: We decided to move this to request based meeting since Creatives Constellation went independent. 2 syncs was made on September for grassroots support discussion. We have given insights on grassroots initiatives that applied for NF support, and wil be in touch with potential projects to offer support.

  • Internal Meetings

  • Creatives DAO at NEAR APAC
    - Pre-event MOU, documents, registration
    - Logistic preparation (merch/printing/standee/supporter) & transportation
    - On-site booth standing & onboarding
    - Post-event feedback
    - Book keeping & reporting

It was a great pleasure to represent Creatives DAO at NEAR APAC and get in touch with many stakeholders in the ecosystem, as long as welcome our members to Vietnam. We are proud to be one of the busiest booths at the event with more than #3000 results about #CDAO on BOS.

See some of our pictures here: Telegram: Contact @CreativeGuilds

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What’s next?

  • We can’t wait to have our first community IRL gathering at ETH Milan, artists from various DAOs in the ecosystem will showcase their talent in the Creatives session at the event at Palazzo delle Stelline, Milan, Italy from 5-6 October 2023. Unfortunatelly, I can’t attend the event but other councils will be there and we all looking forward to seeing you.

  • More partnership to come

  • The NDC election result will be announced on 4th October. While we are waiting for the shifting of funding process in the entire NDC, Creatives DAO grassroots October funding is still open to faciliate DAOs activities. Please note that the funding round for October is now open from 1 to 7 October only.

Thank you for reading and see you at ETH Milan!

Stay NEAR, stay Creatives!
William X

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Council/Trustee Report - William X [October - November 2023]

October brought about a series of events and challenges. Despite the recent two months proving to be challenging for CDAO, marked by changes and restructuring, it is noteworthy to highlight some of the main events we have collectively achieved at Creatives DAO.

Oct-Nov contribution

  • Funding review:
    • In October, we have reviewed 10 community proposals and 4 partnership. From which Creatives DAO approved 3 community proposals (30%) & 4 partnership (100%) for NDC funding request. The House of Merit approved 2 proposals associated with NEARCON event. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to to come up with a common say with HOM. Please see the detail as follow:

October Community Proposal Review Report:

October NDC Funding Request:

  • In November, we received 14 proposals. From which the councils decided to revise every individual proposal that align with NDC V1 priorities. Although this takes time and effort, we believe it is the best way to ensure the quality of individual projects that meet the requirements of the V0.5 proposal call.

Current HOM poll: Astra++ (under development) by astraplusplus.ndctools.near on BOS

  • Community call: Community calls were conducted on a needed-basis when there are important updates to be announced. We make sure CDAO community doesn’t miss out any important information.

  • NDC V1 proposal for grassroots funding: We managed to work on our funding proposal for the NDC V1, where we stated clearer our goal & vision for the Creatives DAO, as well as our updates in funding practice to make sure captital will be distributed effectively.

  • Creatives DAO NDC V1 OKRs: Complied in V1 proposal
  • Internal Meetings: Lost count. We spent extra effort on collectively communicate with HOM and the community, including weekends.

In addition to our designated tasks, we maintain an approachable stance for the community and devote our time to facilitate collective proposals. At NEARCON, Council members @Paul and @kc_sollano actively gathered valuable insights and feedback, laying the groundwork for the new chapter of Creatives DAO in NDC V1.

I invite the community to stand together in solidarity, and I extend my gratitude for your patience. While there are still numerous discussions ahead to ensure the development of high-quality proposals, I am confident that together we can overcome the difficulty that have persisted recently.

Thank you for reading!

Stay NEAR, stay Creatives!
William X

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